Elephant patrols seek to protect Indonesia's rainforests
Elephants have joined the front line of the fight against poaching and illegal logging in the dense jungles of Sumatra.
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Public divided over how to manage invasive animal and plant species on Cumberland Island
Visitors to Cumberland Island flock to the barrier island to see its famed feral horses, likely unaware of the damage the wild animals can inflict on the seashore’s ecosystem. Park managers are often in a quandary over ...
Ecology
Jul 29, 2011
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Kala, rare Sumatran tiger cub, makes her debut in Rome
A run around and a cuddle with dad—Rome zoo's new Sumatran tiger cub made her public debut Thursday, three months after her birth boosted the critically endangered species.
Plants & Animals
Mar 7, 2024
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Galápagos penguin is exposed to and may accumulate microplastics at high rate within its food web, modeling suggests
Modeling shows how microplastics may bioaccumulate in the Galápagos Islands' food web, with Galápagos penguins most affected, according to a study published in PLOS ONE by Karly McMullen from the University of British Columbia, ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 24, 2024
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Bats: What sounds good doesn't always taste good
Bats use a combination of cues in their hunting sequence - capture, handling and consumption - to decide which prey to attack, catch and consume and which ones they are better off leaving alone or dropping mid-way through ...
Plants & Animals
May 21, 2012
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Darwin's giant daisies help researchers understand evolution
Naturalists Alfred Russel Wallace and Charles Darwin both presented the theory of evolution at the same time in 1858. They thus changed both the course of biology and how we understand the natural world around us.
Plants & Animals
Aug 11, 2022
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A new species of hard coral from the World Heritage-listed Lord Howe Island, Australia
The discovery of a new species of hard coral, found on Lord Howe Island, suggests that the fauna of this isolated location in the Tasman Sea off south eastern Australia is even more distinct than previously recognised.
Plants & Animals
Mar 22, 2017
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Sharks are thriving at the Kermadec Islands, but not the rest of New Zealand, amid global decline
A recent global assessment of shark populations at 371 coral reefs in 58 countries found no sharks at almost 20% of reefs and alarmingly low numbers at many others.
Plants & Animals
Jul 31, 2020
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Study offers insight into biological changes among invasive species
A remote island in the Caribbean could offer clues as to how invasive species are able to colonise new territories and then thrive in them, a new study suggests.
Ecology
Apr 8, 2019
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Climate change emerges as major driver of amphibian declines, new research finds
Amphibians are in trouble and in desperate need of conservation action, according to a new global assessment of the world's amphibian population.
Plants & Animals
Oct 4, 2023
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